Linde (LIN) Competitors

77.7% of Sherwin-Williams shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sherwin-Williams shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Linde shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Sherwin-Williams presently has a consensus price target of $377.29, suggesting a potential upside of 7.55%. Linde has a consensus price target of $553.05, suggesting a potential upside of 5.85%. Given Sherwin-Williams' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sherwin-Williams is more favorable than Linde.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Sherwin-Williams. Sherwin-Williams is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Linde had 20 more articles in the media than Sherwin-Williams. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Linde and 14 mentions for Sherwin-Williams. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Sherwin-Williams' score of 0.90 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Linde has a net margin of 19.34% compared to Sherwin-Williams' net margin of 10.74%. Sherwin-Williams' return on equity of 69.51% beat Linde's return on equity.

Sherwin-Williams has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Linde has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Sherwin-Williams pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sherwin-Williams pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Linde pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sherwin-Williams has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years and Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Ecolab. Linde is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecolab, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

74.9% of Ecolab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Linde shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Linde had 25 more articles in the media than Ecolab. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Linde and 9 mentions for Ecolab. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Ecolab's score of 1.18 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ecolab currently has a consensus target price of $328.58, suggesting a potential upside of 7.89%. Linde has a consensus target price of $553.05, suggesting a potential upside of 5.85%. Given Ecolab's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Linde.

Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ecolab pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Linde pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ecolab has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Linde has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Ecolab has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Linde has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Linde has a net margin of 19.34% compared to Ecolab's net margin of 11.99%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.57% beat Linde's return on equity.

Linde has a net margin of 19.34% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 7.78%. Linde's return on equity of 20.32% beat Nutrien's return on equity.

Nutrien currently has a consensus price target of $79.19, indicating a potential upside of 11.20%. Linde has a consensus price target of $553.05, indicating a potential upside of 5.85%. Given Nutrien's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nutrien is more favorable than Linde.

63.1% of Nutrien shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Nutrien shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Linde shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Nutrien. Nutrien is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Nutrien pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Linde pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nutrien has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Linde has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Nutrien is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Linde had 20 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Linde and 14 mentions for Nutrien. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Nutrien's score of 0.30 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Nutrien has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Linde has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Linde presently has a consensus target price of $553.05, indicating a potential upside of 5.85%. PPG Industries has a consensus target price of $128.29, indicating a potential upside of 4.84%. Given Linde's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Linde is more favorable than PPG Industries.

Linde has a net margin of 19.34% compared to PPG Industries' net margin of 9.41%. PPG Industries' return on equity of 20.90% beat Linde's return on equity.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than PPG Industries. PPG Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. PPG Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Linde pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PPG Industries pays out 42.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and PPG Industries has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years. PPG Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Linde had 30 more articles in the media than PPG Industries. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Linde and 4 mentions for PPG Industries. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat PPG Industries' score of 1.11 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Linde has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PPG Industries has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of PPG Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Linde shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PPG Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.